The Revised Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging: A Revised and Expanded Version of Robert G. Chenhall's System for Classifying Man-made Objects

Name/Title

The Revised Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging: A Revised and Expanded Version of Robert G. Chenhall's System for Classifying Man-made Objects

Entry/Object ID

2008.1027.019

Description

"...first published in 1978 and quickly became the standard catalogiong tool for many historical organizations.... ...[It] was developed in anticipation of sharing collection data. .... It helps museums organize their records, retrieve documentary inforamtion, and connect interrelated data..... For the purpose of keeping track of inforamtion in museum catalogs, however, it is useful to establish a limited set of acceptable terms to identify objects and to practice some simple convention,..." Physical Description: Hardcover book

Collection

Reference Materials

Book Details

Author

Blackaby, James R., Patricia Greeno, and the Nomenclature Committee

Publisher

Altamira Press

Place Published

Location

New York

Date Published

1988 - 1955

Publication Language

English

ISBN

0-7619-9147-6

Notes

Date: 1995 Copy No.: 1